american civil war

The politics in the United States during the 1850's were, to put it mildly, a gigantic trainwreck. They were divisive, polarized, and increasingly violent (as Bleeding Kansas would be able to tell you), and a famous part of it were threats of secession by the South, which, despite a long track...

First of all, let's say the US ends ups divided like something similar to this: (A map in the immediate aftermath of the Norther Secession Crisis resolution around the 1860's) Let's say war doesn't break out, but the Federal Republic and the United States go their separate ways. So, how would...

With other projects on hiatus, I was inspired to write my own Southern victory TL detailing a Confederate victory in the American Civil War. I chose the same PoD as Turtledove, the infamous Order 191, but things diverge from there. To make certain I wouldn't inadvertently rip off Turtledove's...

I’ve been reading David Blight’s biography of Frederick Douglass recently. Many quotes from Douglass seem to attribute the backsliding of civil rights from early Reconciliation to the 1880s being due (in his opinion) to “white conciliation”. Basically a lack of northern will to enforce federal...

For those who need a refresher, the so-called Reconstruction amendments are as follows... The 13th amendment forbids slavery except as per punishment for a crime. The 14th amendment  established naturalized citizenship, removed the 3/5th clause, established that being found guilty of...

This is the first draft of the timeline and is out of date. An updated version can be found further down...

Introduction "The next day, it was general knowledge that the Kentuckian had notified Davis of his acceptance. On January 6 [1], 1865, the president sent Breckinridge's nomination to the Senate, and that body did unanimously advise and consent to the appointment, making the general, at...

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to share an Alternate History video that I recently created. It is a brand new channel and my first video. I teach American History at the High school and college levels. I was interested in giving this a try, and would really appreciate you giving it a view. I plan on...

I just wanted to say before I get started that I know Gettysburg is one of the most common pod's for a Confederate victory TL so I acknowledge a certain lack of originality. But rest assured I mean to make the rest of the story as engaging as I can. With that out of the way, let's get to it...

For the past three years, the United States of America has been embroiled in its most serious sectional crisis to date - the Civil War. Such a war has turned state against state, brother against brother, father against son. Abraham Lincoln - the nation's leader - has proven to be a leader...

Okay, so we have another America scenario today Our basic goal is twofold: Make the American Civil War last longer Get more factions involved, either by creating splinter factions or by foreign intervention How do we accomplish this?

An idea I've seen floated around by some CSA Victory tls is that Robert E. Lee eventually becomes President. No doubt he could do it, I mean Confederate Victory kinda relies on him, but would he even want to run? If he does run, how would a Lee Presidency go? Lee personally opposed slavery, but...

A Confederate victory is one of the most famous alternate history scenarios one can think of. Countless words have been written/typed thinking of how they could've defeated the Union and secured their independence. But assuming they were successful, that raises the question...how long would an...

The Bitter Borough Of Treason and Power Hi folks! I'm still relatively new to this community and new to alternate history, although I've lurked for some time. I finally got the courage to work on an alternate history scenario of my own. Since this year marks 125 years since the creation of...

I am a bit in a rekindled phase of reading on the ACW (Throes of Democracy, Team of Rivals, and a miserable Misean tract by Charles Adams) and a question popped out for me. What if Lincoln decided to hold off on calling for volunteers when Fort Sumter surrendered. He does not recognize the...

There are hundreds of threads ctalking about the american civil war, and how if it had gone differently, it would have affected america. But, I am more interested in what a divided US means for Europe. OTL, France used the turmoil of the American Civil War to intervene in Mexico, and Spain used...

These are ideas that have been floating in my head regarding the ACW that I think could be interesting if they happened IOTL. What are some thoughts and ideas that come from these? 1) The OTL Tullahoma Campaign was relatively bloodless and saw the Union General William Starke Rosecrans, who won...

What if half of the Indian Territory was divided into Freedman's Territory and eventually became a state in 1910 with Sequoyah?

Let's assume that, due to increased violence in the Baltimore Riots, and perhaps a more Democratic State Legislature, Maryland decides to Secede. This, naturally, is a death knell for DC as the capital of the Lincoln administration, due to having the seat of Government encircled by the revolting...

The story of the Six Year American Civil War is a tale of a war between brothers, parents and children, cousins, and friends. It was a tale of a war to maintain the unity of the United States of America, It was a tale of a war fought to end slavery. It was a tale of a war fought to cement the...